Circuit Device And Real-Time Clock Device

ABSTRACT

A circuit device includes a comparator, a reference voltage generation circuit, and a coupling control circuit. The comparator is configured to output a power-on reset signal by comparing a monitoring target voltage generated from a power supply voltage with a reference voltage. The reference voltage generation circuit is configured to generate the reference voltage. The coupling control circuit is coupled between a power supply voltage node and a reference voltage node. The coupling control circuit couples the reference voltage node and the power supply voltage node in a predetermined period after the power supply voltage is supplied.

The present application is based on, and claims priority from JPApplication Serial Number 2020-118983, filed Jul. 10, 2020, thedisclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in itsentirety.

BACKGROUND 1. Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to a circuit device, a real-time clockdevice, and the like.

2. Related Art

There has been known a power-on reset circuit that generates an internalreset signal of a circuit when power is supplied to the circuit or whena power supply voltage is lowered. JP-A-2009-123168 discloses a power-onreset circuit that changes a threshold value of an internal reset signalin accordance with an external reset signal supplied from an outside ina combination type IC card including a non-contact interface and acontact interface.

The power-on reset circuit described in JP-A-2009-123168 generates aninternal reset signal by comparing a voltage obtained by dividing apower supply voltage with a reference voltage generated by a regulator.When initial power supply is supplied, behavior of the regulator thatgenerates the reference voltage may be unstable, for example, rising ofthe reference voltage does not follow the power supply voltage. Due tosuch unstable behavior of the regulator, the power-on reset circuit mayrelease reset at an unintended voltage.

SUMMARY

An aspect of the present disclosure relates to a circuit deviceincluding: a comparator configured to output a power-on reset signal bycomparing a monitoring target voltage generated from a power supplyvoltage with a reference voltage; a reference voltage generation circuitconfigured to generate the reference voltage and output the referencevoltage to a reference voltage node; and a coupling control circuitcoupled between the reference voltage node and a power supply voltagenode to which the power supply voltage is supplied. The coupling controlcircuit couples the reference voltage node and the power supply voltagenode in a predetermined period after the power supply voltage issupplied.

Another aspect of the present disclosure relates to a real-time clockdevice including: the circuit device described above; and a resonator.The circuit device includes: a regulator configured to generate, whenthe power supply voltage is a first power supply voltage, a second powersupply voltage as the monitoring target voltage from the first powersupply voltage; a processing circuit configured to operate based on thesecond power supply voltage and to be reset and released from reset bythe power-on reset signal; and an oscillation circuit configured togenerate a clock signal by oscillating the resonator. The processingcircuit includes a timing circuit configured to perform a timing processbased on the clock signal.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a basic configuration example of a power-on reset circuit anda circuit device.

FIG. 2 is a waveform diagram showing a first operation of the power-onreset circuit according to the basic configuration example.

FIG. 3 is a waveform diagram showing a second operation of the power-onreset circuit according to the basic configuration example.

FIG. 4 is a configuration example of the power-on reset circuit and thecircuit device.

FIG. 5 is a detailed configuration example of a CR circuit.

FIG. 6 is a waveform diagram showing operations of the CR circuit and aswitch.

FIG. 7 is a waveform diagram showing an operation of the power-on resetcircuit.

FIG. 8 is a configuration example of a real-time clock device and aconfiguration example of a circuit device provided in the real-timeclock device.

FIG. 9 is a detailed configuration example of a power supply circuit.

DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present disclosure will bedescribed in detail. It should be noted that the present embodimentdescribed below does not unduly limit contents described in claims, andall configurations described in the present embodiment are notnecessarily essential constituent elements.

1. Basic Configuration Example

First, a basic configuration example of a power-on reset circuit 130 anda problem thereof will be described, and then a configuration example ofthe power-on reset circuit 130 according to the present embodiment willbe described with reference to FIG. 4 and subsequent drawings. However,the basic configuration example has constituent elements common to aconfiguration example in FIG. 4, and the constituent elements exhibitthe same operational effects as those of the configuration example inFIG. 4. This point will be described later with reference to FIG. 4 andsubsequent drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a basic configuration example of the power-on reset circuit130 and a circuit device 100. The circuit device 100 includes thepower-on reset circuit 130 and a regulator 153. The power-on resetcircuit 130 includes a bias circuit 131, a reference voltage generationcircuit 132, and a comparator 133.

A power supply voltage VDD is supplied to the bias circuit 131. The biascircuit 131 generates a bias voltage VNA based on the power supplyvoltage VDD, and outputs the bias voltage VNA to the reference voltagegeneration circuit 132 and the comparator 133. The power supply voltageVDD is supplied from an outside of the circuit device 100.

A power supply voltage VLOG is supplied to the reference voltagegeneration circuit 132. The reference voltage generation circuit 132generates a reference voltage VREF based on the power supply voltageVLOG, and outputs the reference voltage VREF to the comparator 133. Thepower supply voltage VLOG is an internal power supply voltage of thecircuit device 100, and the regulator 153 generates the power supplyvoltage VLOG from the power supply voltage VDD.

The power supply voltage VLOG is supplied to the comparator 133. Thecomparator 133 compares the power supply voltage VLOG as a monitoringtarget voltage with the reference voltage VREF, and outputs the resultas a power-on reset signal PORQ. The monitoring target voltage is avoltage to be monitored by the power-on reset circuit 130 so as todetermine switching between reset and release from reset. The comparator133 outputs a power-on reset signal PORQ indicating reset when the powersupply voltage VLOG is lower than a determination voltage VREF+Vof, andoutputs a power-on reset signal PORQ indicating release from reset whenthe monitoring target voltage is higher than the determination voltageVREF+Vof. Vof is an input offset of the comparator 133. That is, Vof isan offset voltage of a differential pair that receives the monitoringtarget voltage and the reference voltage VREF. In the followingdescription, it is assumed that the power-on reset signal PORQindicating reset is at a low level and the power-on reset signal PORQindicating release from reset is at a high level.

FIG. 2 is a waveform diagram showing a first operation of the power-onreset circuit 130 in FIG. 1. In FIG. 2, it is assumed that the powersupply voltage VDD rises with a relatively gradual change over time.

Vtlg is a logic threshold voltage of a logic circuit that receives thepower-on reset signal PORQ. That is, when the power supply voltage VLOGof the comparator 133 is lower than the logic threshold voltage Vtlg, alogic level of the power-on reset signal PORQ is indefinite for thelogic circuit. When the power supply voltage VLOG is equal to or higherthan the logic threshold voltage Vtlg, the logic level of the power-onreset signal PORQ for the logic circuit is fixed to a low level or ahigh level.

The reference voltage VREF and the offset voltage Vof are set such thatthe determination voltage VREF+Vof after the reference voltage VREFconverges to a predetermined voltage is higher than the thresholdvoltage Vtlg.

After the power supply voltage VDD is supplied to the circuit device100, the power supply voltage VLOG generated by the regulator 153 risesfollowing the power supply voltage VDD. When the power supply voltageVDD rises with a relatively gradual change over time, the referencevoltage VREF rises following the power supply voltage VLOG. Therefore,the power supply voltage VLOG and the reference voltage VREF rise to besubstantially the same voltage, and exceed the logic threshold voltageVtlg in a state where the power supply voltage VLOG is lower than thedetermination voltage VREF+Vof. Assuming that this timing is T1, thelogic level of the power-on reset signal PORQ is indefinite before thetiming T1, and the logic level of the power-on reset signal PORQ isfixed to the low level at the timing T1. In FIG. 2, the indefinite stateis shown by “X”.

The reference voltage VREF converges to a predetermined voltage, andthen the power supply voltage VLOG exceeds the determination voltageVREF+Vof. Assuming that this timing is T2, a voltage of the power-onreset signal PORQ changes from a ground voltage VSS to the power supplyvoltage VLOG at the timing T2, and the logic level of the power-on resetsignal PORQ changes from the low level to the high level. That is, atthe timing T2, the power-on reset circuit 130 outputs the power-on resetsignal PORQ indicating release from reset.

In the first operation as described above, after the power-on resetsignal PORQ indicating reset is output in a period from the timing T1 tothe timing T2, the power-on reset signal PORQ indicating release fromreset is output at the timing T2. As a result, a circuit that receivesthe power-on reset signal PORQ is normally reset and released fromreset.

FIG. 3 is a waveform diagram showing a second operation of the power-onreset circuit 130 in FIG. 1. In FIG. 3, it is assumed that the powersupply voltage VDD rises with a relatively steep change over time.

After the power supply voltage VDD is supplied to the circuit device100, the power supply voltage VLOG generated by the regulator 153 risesfollowing the power supply voltage VDD. When the power supply voltageVDD rises with a relatively steep change over time, the referencevoltage VREF does not follow the power supply voltage VLOG. A rate atwhich the reference voltage VREF rises is determined by a currentflowing through the reference voltage generation circuit 132 or thelike. When a rate at which the power supply voltage VDD rises is fasterthan the rate at which the reference voltage VREF rises, the referencevoltage VREF does not follow the power supply voltage VLOG. For example,when the current flowing through the reference voltage generationcircuit 132 is reduced so as to reduce power consumption, a state wherethe reference voltage VREF does not follow the power supply voltage VLOGis likely to occur.

Since the power supply voltage VLOG follows the power supply voltage VDDwhile the reference voltage VREF does not follow the power supplyvoltage VDD, the power supply voltage VLOG exceeds the determinationvoltage VREF+Vof before the power supply voltage VLOG exceeds the logicthreshold voltage Vtlg. The logic level of the power-on reset signalPORQ is fixed at the timing T1 when the power supply voltage VLOGexceeds the logic threshold voltage Vtlg, and since the power supplyvoltage VLOG exceeds the determination voltage VREF+Vof at the timing T2before that, the logic level of the power-on reset signal PORQ is fixedto the high level at the timing T1.

In the second operation, it is determined that reset inside the power-onreset circuit 130 is released at the timing T2, but the referencevoltage VREF at that time does not converge to a predetermined voltage,and the determination voltage VREF+Vof does not become an originallyintended voltage. Therefore, the power-on reset signal PORQ indicatingreset is not output, and the power-on reset signal PORQ indicatingrelease from reset is output at the timing T1, and the circuit thatreceives the power-on reset signal PORQ is not normally reset.

As described above, depending on rising waveforms, characteristics ofchange over time, or voltage conditions of the power supply voltage VDD,the power supply voltage VLOG, and the reference voltage VREF when thepower supply voltage is supplied, the power-on reset circuit 130 may bereleased from reset even though the monitoring target voltage does notexceed the intended determination voltage. As described above, the sameproblem occurs in the related art such as JP-A-2009-123168.

2. Configuration Example

FIG. 4 is a configuration example of the power-on reset circuit 130 andthe circuit device 100 according to the present embodiment. The power-onreset circuit 130 in FIG. 4 includes the bias circuit 131, the referencevoltage generation circuit 132, the comparator 133, and a couplingcontrol circuit 135. The same constituent elements as those describedwith reference to FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, andthe description of the constituent elements already described is omittedas appropriate.

The comparator 133 outputs the power-on reset signal PORQ by comparing amonitoring target voltage generated from the power supply voltage VDDwith the reference voltage VREF. The reference voltage generationcircuit 132 generates the reference voltage VREF and outputs thereference voltage VREF to a reference voltage node NVREF. The couplingcontrol circuit 135 is coupled between the reference voltage node NVREFand a power supply voltage node NVDD that receives the power supplyvoltage VDD. The coupling control circuit 135 couples the referencevoltage node NVREF and the power supply voltage node NVDD in apredetermined period after the power supply voltage VDD is supplied.

In FIG. 4, the monitoring target voltage is the power supply voltageVLOG generated from the power supply voltage VDD by the regulator 153.However, the monitoring target voltage is not limited to the powersupply voltage VLOG, and may be any voltage generated from the powersupply voltage VDD by any voltage generation circuit. In addition, alength of the predetermined period may be any period longer than, forexample, a time for the reference voltage VREF to converge to apredetermined voltage after the power supply voltage VDD is supplied.Alternatively, the predetermined period may be any period longer than atime for the monitoring target voltage to exceed the logic thresholdvoltage Vtlg after the power supply voltage VDD is supplied. Since thetime for the reference voltage VREF to converge to a predeterminedvoltage after the power supply voltage VDD is supplied and the time forthe monitoring target voltage to exceed the logical threshold voltageVtlg vary depending on a rising waveform of the power supply voltage VDDor the like, the predetermined period having, for example, a length witha margin for the variation may be set.

According to the present embodiment, since the coupling control circuit135 couples the reference voltage node NVREF and the power supplyvoltage node NVDD in the predetermined period after the power supplyvoltage VDD is supplied to the circuit device 100, the monitoring targetvoltage does not exceed the determination voltage VREF+Vof in thepredetermined period. When the coupling control circuit 135 dis-couplesthe reference voltage node NVREF and the power supply voltage node NVDDafter the predetermined period is elapsed, the reference voltage VREFconverges to an intended predetermined voltage. As a result, after thereference voltage VREF converges to the intended predetermined voltage,the comparator 133 can compare the monitoring target voltage with thereference voltage VREF. That is, according to the present embodiment,the power-on reset circuit 130 does not determine that the reset isreleased before the monitoring target voltage exceeds the intendeddetermination voltage VREF+Vof.

In addition, since it is not determined that reset is released in thepredetermined period, the release from reset can be performed after thepower supply voltage VLOG and the reference voltage VREF are stabilized.As a result, even when the reference voltage VREF does not follow thepower supply voltage VDD as shown in FIG. 3 described above, it isdetermined that reset is released after the monitoring target voltageexceeds the intended determination voltage in the present embodiment. Inaddition, when the power supply voltage VDD rises, the power supplyvoltage VLOG as an internal power supply voltage of the circuit device100 may have an unstable behavior such as overshoot. In the presentembodiment, since it is not determined that reset is released in thepredetermined period, the reset of the circuit to which the power supplyvoltage VLOG is supplied is released after the power supply voltage VLOGis stabilized.

Hereinafter, the configuration example in FIG. 4 will be described indetail.

The bias circuit 131 includes P-type transistors TA1 and TA2, adepletion N-type transistor TA3, and an N-type transistor TA4. Atransistor that is not referred to as a depletion transistor is anenhancement transistor.

Sources of the P-type transistors TA1 and TA2 are coupled to the powersupply voltage node NVDD to which the power supply voltage VDD issupplied. A drain of the P-type transistor TA1 is coupled to gates ofthe P-type transistors TA1 and TA2, a drain of the N-type transistorTA3, and a bias node NVRP. A source and a gate of the N-type transistorTA3 are coupled to a ground node NVSS to which the ground voltage VSS issupplied. A drain of the P-type transistor TA2 is coupled to a drain anda gate of the N-type transistor TA4 and a bias node NVNA. A source ofthe N-type transistor TA4 is coupled to the ground node NVSS. The groundvoltage VSS may be a power supply voltage lower than the power supplyvoltage VDD and the power supply voltage VLOG as the monitoring targetvoltage.

When a drain current of the N-type transistor TA3 flows through theP-type transistor TA1, a bias voltage VRP is generated. The bias circuit131 outputs the bias voltage VRP from the bias node NVRP to the couplingcontrol circuit 135 and the comparator 133. The drain current of theN-type transistor TA3 is mirrored by the P-type transistor TA2, and adrain current of the P-type transistor TA2 flows through the N-typetransistor TA4, whereby the bias voltage VNA is generated. The biascircuit 131 outputs the bias voltage VNA from the bias node NVNA to thereference voltage generation circuit 132 and the comparator 133.

The reference voltage generation circuit 132 includes a depletion N-typetransistor TB1 and an N-type transistor TB2.

A drain of the N-type transistor TB1 is coupled to the power supplyvoltage node NVDD, and a source of the N-type transistor TB1 is coupledto a drain of the N-type transistor TB2 and the reference voltage nodeNVREF. A source of the N-type transistor TB2 is coupled to the groundnode NVSS. Gates of the N-type transistors TB1 and TB2 are coupled tothe bias node NVNA.

When the bias voltage VNA is input to the gates of the N-typetransistors TB1 and TB2, a current flows through the N-type transistorsTB1 and TB2. The reference voltage VREF is determined according to thecurrent and a size of the N-type transistors TB1 and TB2. Here, thereference voltage VREF is a reference voltage that has converged to apredetermined voltage. For example, by changing a mirror ratio of theN-type transistors TA4 and TB2, the current flowing through the N-typetransistor TB1 changes, and thus the reference voltage VREF can beadjusted. Alternatively, since a source-drain voltage of the N-typetransistor TB1 changes by changing the size of the N-type transistorTB1, the reference voltage VREF can be adjusted. The size of thetransistor is, for example, a gate length, a gate width, or both.

The comparator 133 includes N-type transistors TC1 to TC6 and P-typetransistors TC7 to TC9.

Sources of P-type transistors TC7 and TC8 are coupled to a monitoringtarget node NVLOG to which the monitoring target voltage is supplied. Agate and the source of the P-type transistor TC7 are coupled to a gateof the P-type transistor TC8 and a drain of an N-type transistor TC1. Adrain of the P-type transistor TC8 is coupled to a drain of the N-typetransistor TC2 and a gate of the P-type transistor TC9. Sources of theN-type transistors TC1 and TC2 are coupled to a drain of the N-typetransistor TC3. A gate of the N-type transistor TC1 is coupled to thereference voltage node NVREF, and a gate of the N-type transistor TC2 iscoupled to the monitoring target node NVLOG. A source of the N-typetransistor TC3 is coupled to a drain of an N-type transistor TC4, and agate of the N-type transistor TC3 is coupled to the bias node NVNA. Asource of the N-type transistor TC4 is coupled to the ground node NVSS,and a gate of the N-type transistor TC4 is coupled to a bias node NVNB.A bias voltage VNB is output from a bias circuit (not shown) to the biasnode NVNB.

A source of the P-type transistor TC9 is coupled to the monitoringtarget node NVLOG, and the source of the P-type transistor TC9 iscoupled to a drain of the N-type transistor TC5 and an output node NPORQof the power-on reset circuit 130. A source of the N-type transistor TC5is coupled to a drain of the N-type transistor TC6, and a gate of theN-type transistor TC5 is coupled to the bias node NVNA. A source of theN-type transistor TC6 is coupled to the ground node NVSS, and a gate ofthe N-type transistor TC6 is coupled to the bias node NVNB.

The N-type transistors TC1 and TC2 form a differential pair, the gate ofthe N-type transistor TC1 corresponds to a negative input node of thecomparator 133, and the gate of the N-type transistor TC2 corresponds toa positive input node of the comparator 133. The reference voltage VREFis input to the negative input node, and the power supply voltage VLOGis input to the positive input node. The comparator 133 outputs thepower-on reset signal PORQ of the power supply voltage VLOG to theoutput node NPORQ when VLOG>VREF, and outputs the power-on reset signalPORQ of the ground voltage VSS to the output node NPORQ when VLOG<VREF.

The coupling control circuit 135 includes a CR circuit 136 and a switchSWPU. The switch SWPU includes a transistor, and the transistor isassumed to be a P-type transistor here.

A source of the P-type transistor constituting the switch SWPU iscoupled to the power supply voltage node NVDD, a drain of the P-typetransistor is coupled to the reference voltage node NVREF, and a gate ofthe P-type transistor is coupled to a control signal node NCRQ.

The CR circuit 136 outputs, to the control signal node NCRQ, a controlsignal CRQ for controlling the switch SWPU to be ON or OFF, based on thepower supply voltage VDD. The CR circuit 136 maintains the controlsignal CRQ at a low level in a predetermined period after the powersupply voltage VDD is supplied, thereby maintaining the switch SWPU ON.The CR circuit 136 changes the control signal CRQ from the low level toa high level when the predetermined period is elapsed, thereby changingthe switch SWPU from ON to OFF.

In the present embodiment described above, the coupling control circuit135 includes the switch SWPU and the CR circuit 136. The switch SWPU isprovided between the power supply voltage node NVDD and the referencevoltage node NVREF. The CR circuit 136 outputs, to the switch SWPU, thecontrol signal CRQ for controlling the switch SWPU from ON to OFF whenthe predetermined period is elapsed after the power supply voltage VDDis supplied.

According to the present embodiment, since the switch SWPU is turned onin the predetermined period after the power supply voltage VDD issupplied, the reference voltage node NVREF is coupled to the powersupply voltage node NVDD. As a result, the reference voltage VREF inputto the comparator 133 becomes the power supply voltage VDD in thepredetermined period after the power supply voltage VDD is supplied.Since the switch SWPU changes from ON to OFF when the predeterminedperiod is elapsed, the comparator 133 can compare the reference voltageVREF with the monitoring target voltage.

In the present embodiment, the reference voltage generation circuit 132generates the reference voltage VREF based on the power supply voltageVDD.

When the switch SWPU couples the reference voltage node NVREF and thepower supply voltage node NVDD, the power supply voltage node NVDD andthe source of the N-type transistor TB2 are coupled via the switch SWPUand the N-type transistor TB1. Although it is not desirable to coupledifferent power supply voltages such as the power supply voltage VDD andthe power supply voltage VLOG, according to the present embodiment, thesource of the N-type transistor TB2 is coupled to the power supplyvoltage node NVDD.

In the present embodiment, the reference voltage generation circuit 132includes the depletion N-type transistor TB1 and the enhancement N-typetransistor TB2. The depletion N-type transistor TB1 is provided betweenthe power supply voltage node NVDD and the reference voltage node NVREF,and the bias voltage VNA is input to a gate of the depletion N-typetransistor TB1. The enhancement N-type transistor TB2 is providedbetween the reference voltage node NVREF and the ground node NVSS, andthe bias voltage VNA is input to a gate of the enhancement N-typetransistor TB2.

According to the present embodiment, a minimum value of the power supplyvoltage VDD at which the comparator 133 normally operates can belowered. A normal operation of the comparator 133 means that thetransistor provided in the comparator 133 operates in a saturationregion.

For example, a configuration is conceivable in which the referencevoltage generation circuit 132 according to the present embodiment isnot provided, the N-type transistor TC1 of the comparator 133 is of adepletion type, and the gate of the N-type transistor TC1 is coupled tothe ground node NVSS. Assuming that the offset voltage of thedifferential pair in this configuration is Vof′, the determinationvoltage for release from reset is Vof′. For example, a case isconsidered where the threshold voltage of the P-type transistor isincreased and the threshold voltage of the N-type transistor isdecreased due to a process variation. In this case, the P-typetransistor TC8 cannot maintain the saturation region before the powersupply voltage VLOG is decreased to the determination voltage Vof′, theP-type transistor TC9 is turned on, the power-on reset signal PORQbecomes the high level, and reset may be released. For this reason, itis necessary to make the minimum value of the power supply voltage VLOG,which should be originally close to the determination voltage Vof′,higher than the determination voltage Vof′. Since the power supplyvoltage VDD needs to be higher than at least the minimum value of thepower supply voltage VLOG, the minimum value of the power supply voltageVDD needs to be increased.

In this regard, according to the present embodiment, by providing thereference voltage generation circuit 132 having the configurationdescribed above, the N-type transistor TC1 of the differential pair canbe made an enhancement type, and the offset voltage of the differentialpair can be reduced. As described above, the reference voltage VREF canbe adjusted by adjusting sizes of the N-type transistors TB1 and TB2that constitute the reference voltage generation circuit 132. Since theoffset voltage of the differential pair becomes small and the referencevoltage VREF can be adjusted, the minimum value of the power supplyvoltage VDD at which the comparator 133 normally operates can belowered.

As will be described later with reference to FIG. 8, for example, thepower-on reset circuit 130 may be used in the circuit device 100 of areal-time clock device 200. In a system including the real-time clockdevice 200 and a processor such as a CPU or a microcomputer, the powersupply voltage VDD is a system power supply voltage supplied to theprocessor and the real-time clock device 200. In such a system, sincethe real-time clock device 200 performs timing even when the processordoes not operate, the real-time clock device 200 is required to operateat a low power supply voltage VDD at which the processor does notoperate. Therefore, it is desirable that the minimum value of the powersupply voltage VDD is low, and according to the present embodiment, theminimum value of the power supply voltage VDD can be reduced as much aspossible.

In FIG. 1, the power supply voltage VLOG is supplied to the referencevoltage generation circuit 132, and configurations of the transistorsTB1 and TB2 are the same as those in FIG. 4. Therefore, an effect thatthe minimum value of the power supply voltage VDD at which thecomparator 133 normally operates can be lowered are similarlyestablished in the basic configuration example in FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a detailed configuration example of the CR circuit 136. The CRcircuit 136 includes a first P-type transistor TE1, a second P-typetransistor TA2, an N-type transistor TE3, a capacitor CE, a firstinverter IE1, and a second inverter IE2.

The CR circuit outputs, to the switch SWPU, the control signal CRQ,which transitions from an active state to an inactive state when thepredetermined period determined by a capacitance value of the capacitorCE is elapsed. The switch SWPU changes from ON to OFF when the controlsignal CRQ changes from the active state to the inactive state. Theactive state is a logic level at which the switch SWPU is turned on, andis a low level here. The inactive state is a logic level at which theswitch SWPU is turned off, and is a high level here.

According to the present embodiment, the predetermined period is set bythe capacitance value of the capacitor CE, and the control signal CRQthat changes from the active state to the inactive state when thepredetermined period is elapsed is output. Specifically, when a voltageat one end of the capacitor CE is CROUT, a length of the predeterminedperiod is determined according to a rate of a time change of the voltageCROUT. The rate of the time change of the voltage CROUT is determined bythe capacitance value of the capacitor CE and a current flowing throughthe one end of the capacitor CE.

The first P-type transistor TE1 is provided between the power supplyvoltage node NVDD and the one end of the capacitor CE. The bias voltageVRP is input to a gate of the first P-type transistor TE1. Specifically,a source of the first P-type transistor TE1 is coupled to the powersupply voltage node NVDD, a drain of the first P-type transistor TE1 iscoupled to the one end of the capacitor CE, and a gate of the firstP-type transistor TE1 is coupled to the bias node NVRP. The other end ofthe capacitor CE is coupled to the ground node NVSS.

According to the present embodiment, the first P-type transistor TE1serves as a constant current source, and charges the capacitor CE byinputting a constant current to the one end of the capacitor CE. Thelength of the predetermined period is determined by a current value ofthe constant current and the capacitance value of the capacitor CE.

A drain of the N-type transistor TE3 is coupled to the one end of thecapacitor CE, and a source and a gate of the N-type transistor TE3 arecoupled to the ground node.

The first P-type transistor TE1 includes a parasitic diode whose forwarddirection is a direction from the one end of the capacitor CE to thepower supply voltage node NVDD, and the N-type transistor TE3 includes aparasitic diode whose forward direction is a direction from the one endof the capacitor CE to the ground node NVSS. A forward voltage of theseparasitic diodes is represented by Vdiode. When the voltage is in thevicinity of the ground voltage before the power supply voltage VDD issupplied, the voltage CROUT at the one end of the capacitor CE is in arange of −Vdiode to +Vdiode due to the parasitic diode. As a result,when the power supply voltage VDD is supplied, the voltage CROUT at theone end of the capacitor CE rises from an approximately determinedvoltage, and the predetermined period can be made substantiallyconstant.

The voltage CROUT at the one end of the capacitor CE is input to thefirst inverter IE1. An output signal IE1Q of the first inverter IE1 isinput to the second inverter IE2, and the second inverter IE2 outputsthe control signal CRQ. The second P-type transistor TE2 is providedbetween the power supply voltage node NVDD and the one end of thecapacitor CE, and the output signal IE1Q of the first inverter IE1 isinput to a gate of the second P-type transistor TE2. Specifically, asource of the second P-type transistor TE2 is coupled to the powersupply voltage node NVDD, a drain of the second P-type transistor TE2 iscoupled to the one end of the capacitor CE, and a gate of the secondP-type transistor TE2 is coupled to an output node of the first inverterIE1.

According to the present embodiment, the first inverter IE1 changes theoutput signal IE1Q from the high level to the low level when the voltageCROUT at the one end of the capacitor CE exceeds the logic thresholdvoltage. Since the second inverter IE2 outputs a logically invertedsignal of the output signal IE1Q as the control signal CRQ, the controlsignal CRQ changes from the low level to the high level when the outputsignal IE1Q changes from the high level to the low level. In this way, aperiod from when the power supply voltage VDD is supplied to when thevoltage CROUT at the one end of the capacitor CE exceeds the logicthreshold voltage is the predetermined period.

According to the present embodiment, when the output signal IE1Q of thefirst inverter IE1 changes from the high level to the low level, thesecond P-type transistor TE2 changes from OFF to ON, and couples the oneend of the capacitor CE and the power supply voltage node NVDD. As aresult, the voltage CROUT at the one end of the capacitor CE is fixed tothe power supply voltage VDD, and thus the control signal CRQ is fixedto the high level. That is, the second P-type transistor TE2 functionsas a latch mechanism that maintains a reset release state after reset isreleased.

FIG. 6 is a waveform diagram showing operations of the CR circuit 136and the switch SWPU. When the power supply voltage VDD is supplied,charging of the capacitor CE is started, and the voltage CROUT at theone end of the capacitor CE gradually rises. At a timing Tcr when thevoltage CROUT reaches the logic threshold voltage of the first inverterIE1, the output signal IE1Q of the first inverter IE1 changes from thepower supply voltage VDD to the ground voltage VSS. That is, the outputsignal IE1Q changes from the high level to the low level. As a result,the second P-type transistor TE2 changes from OFF to ON, and the voltageCROUT at the one end of the capacitor CE becomes the power supplyvoltage VDD.

Before the timing Tcr, the control signal CRQ as the output signal ofthe second inverter IE2 is at the low level. As a result, before thetiming Tcr, the switch SWPU is turned on, and the reference voltage VREFbecomes the power supply voltage VDD. At the timing Tcr, the controlsignal CRQ as the output signal of the second inverter IE2 changes fromthe low level to the high level. As a result, the switch SWPU changesfrom ON to OFF, the reference voltage node NVREF and the power supplyvoltage node NVDD are dis-coupled, and the reference voltage VREFgenerated by the reference voltage generation circuit 132 is input tothe comparator 133. A period from when the power supply voltage VDD issupplied to the timing Tcr corresponds to the predetermined period. Thatis, the length of the predetermined period is determined by a time untilthe voltage CROUT at the one end of the capacitor CE reaches the logicthreshold voltage of the first inverter IE1.

FIG. 7 is a waveform diagram showing an operation of the power-on resetcircuit 130 shown in FIG. 4. When the power supply voltage VDD issupplied, the power supply voltage VLOG generated by the regulator 153rises following the power supply voltage VDD, and then converges to astable voltage. FIG. 7 shows an example in which the power supplyvoltage VLOG is stabilized after overshoot.

Since the switch SWPU is turned on from a time when the power supplyvoltage VDD is supplied to the timing Tcr, the reference voltage VREFhas the same voltage as the power supply voltage VDD. Therefore, thedetermination voltage VREF+Vof of the comparator 133 is kept higher thanthe power supply voltage VLOG, and it is not determined that the resetis released.

At a timing Tlg at which the power supply voltage VLOG exceeds the logicthreshold voltage Vtlg, the logic level of the power-on reset signalPORQ is fixed to the high level or the low level from the indefinitestate X. By setting the capacitance value of the capacitor CE or thelike such that the timing Tcr is after the timing Tlg, the power-onreset signal PORQ can be fixed to the low level at the timing Tlg. Thatis, the circuit that receives the power-on reset signal PORQ can bereliably reset.

At the timing Tcr, since the switch SWPU changes from ON to OFF, thereference voltage VREF is decreased from the power supply voltage VDD toa predetermined voltage. At a timing Tpor when the reference voltageVREF changes so that VREF+Vof<VLOG is satisfied, the power-on resetsignal PORQ changes from the low level to the high level. As a result,the circuit that receives the power-on reset signal PORQ is releasedfrom reset.

As described above, the reference voltage VREF temporarily becomes thepower supply voltage VDD, the reference voltage VREF is decreased to thepredetermined voltage after the predetermined period is elapsed. As aresult, it is not determined that the reset is released at an unintendedvoltage.

In addition, by setting the capacitance value of the capacitor CE or thelike so that the timing Tcr is reached after the power supply voltageVLOG is stabilized, it is possible to release reset of the circuitoperating at the power supply voltage VLOG after the power supplyvoltage VLOG is stabilized. When reset of the circuit is released whilethe power supply voltage VLOG is unstable, a problem such as malfunctionof the circuit may occur, but according to the present embodiment, thepossibility of such a problem can be reduced.

3. Real-Time Clock Device

As an example of the circuit device 100 including the power-on resetcircuit 130, the circuit device 100 of the real-time clock device 200will be described. However, the power-on reset circuit 130 can beincorporated in circuit devices for various applications.

FIG. 8 shows a configuration example of the real-time clock device 200and a third configuration example of the circuit device 100. Thereal-time clock device 200 includes a resonator 10 and the circuitdevice 100. The circuit device 100 includes a power supply circuit 110,a processing circuit 120, the power-on reset circuit 130, an oscillationcircuit 150, a temperature detection circuit 160, an interface circuit170, and terminals TVDD, TVBAT, TVOUT, TIF, XI, and XQ. A power-on resetcircuit 130 in FIG. 8 corresponds to the power-on reset circuit 130 inFIG. 1 or FIG. 4.

The power supply voltage VDD of the system including the real-time clockdevice 200 is supplied to the terminal TVDD. The system includes aprocessor as a host device of the real-time clock device 200, and theprocessor operates by the power supply voltage VDD. A battery is coupledto the terminal TVBAT, and a battery voltage VBAT is supplied from thebattery. The battery is a secondary battery or a primary battery, and isa backup power supply of the real-time clock device 200. That is, whenthe power supply voltage VDD is not supplied and the processor does notoperate, the real-time clock device 200 operates by the battery voltageVBAT.

The power supply circuit 110 monitors the power supply voltage VDD andthe battery voltage VBAT, switches the power supply voltage VDD and thebattery voltage VBAT based on the monitoring result, and outputs theselected voltage as a voltage VOUT. A stabilizing capacitor forstabilizing the voltage VOUT is coupled to the terminal TVOUT. The powersupply circuit 110 generates, from the voltage VOUT, power supplyvoltages VOSC, VDDA, and VLOG as internal power supply voltages of thecircuit device 100.

The processing circuit 120 is a logic circuit operated by the powersupply voltage VLOG, and performs various processes including a timingprocess and controls each unit of the circuit device 100. The processingcircuit 120 communicates with the processor via the interface circuit170. The interface circuit 170 is coupled to the processor via theterminal TIF. Although the terminal TIF is omitted to one in FIG. 8, aplurality of terminals are actually provided for the interface. Thepower-on reset signal PORQ is input to the processing circuit 120, andthe processing circuit 120 is reset and released from reset by thepower-on reset signal PORQ. The processing circuit 120 includes a timingcircuit 121 and a temperature compensation circuit 122.

The timing circuit 121 performs the timing process based on a clocksignal generated by the oscillation circuit 150, and generates timinginformation. The timing circuit 121 includes a counter that performs acount operation by the clock signal, and outputs a count value of thecounter as the timing information. A process of generating the timinginformation by the counting operation corresponds to the timing process.The timing information is information indicating a current time of thesystem, and indicates, for example, an elapsed time after the real-timeclock device 200 is activated and initialized. The timing informationcan be read from the processor via the interface circuit 170.

The temperature compensation circuit 122 outputs temperaturecompensation data for making an oscillation frequency of the oscillationcircuit 150 constant regardless of a temperature, based on temperaturedetection data output from the temperature detection circuit 160. Thetemperature compensation circuit 122 outputs the temperaturecompensation data by extracting the temperature compensation datacorresponding to the temperature from a look-up table in whichtemperature characteristics of the oscillation frequency are tabulated,or by substituting the temperature into a polynomial function in whichthe temperature characteristics of the oscillation frequency areapproximated.

The temperature detection circuit 160 includes a temperature sensor andan A/D conversion circuit, and operates at the power supply voltageVDDA. The temperature sensor outputs a temperature-dependent temperaturedetection voltage by utilizing temperature dependence of a forwardvoltage in a diode. The A/D conversion circuit performs A/D conversionon the temperature detection voltage and outputs the temperaturedetection data.

An input node and an output node of the oscillation circuit 150 arecoupled to the terminals XI and XQ, and the oscillation circuit 150oscillates by driving a resonator coupled to the terminals XI and XQ,and generates a clock signal by the oscillation. The resonator 10 is anelement that generates mechanical oscillation by an electrical signal.The resonator 10 may be various resonators such as a crystal resonatorplate, a piezoelectric resonator plate, an SAW resonator, and an MEMSresonator. SAW is an abbreviation for surface acoustic wave, and MEMS isan abbreviation for micro electro mechanical systems. The oscillationcircuit 150 oscillates at an oscillation frequency corresponding to thetemperature compensation data. For example, the oscillation circuit 150includes a D/A conversion circuit that performs D/A conversion on thetemperature compensation data, and a variable capacitance capacitorwhose capacitance value is variably controlled by a D/A conversionoutput. One end of the variable capacitance capacitor is coupled to theinput node or the output node of the oscillation circuit 150.

FIG. 9 is a detailed configuration example of the power supply circuit110. The power supply circuit 110 includes P-type transistors 111 to113, a switch control circuit 114, a first detection circuit 115, asecond detection circuit 116, and regulators 151 to 153.

The first detection circuit 115 detects whether the power supply voltageVDD of the power supply voltage node NVDD is lower than a firstdetection voltage, and outputs the result to the switch control circuit114 as a first detection signal DET1. The first detection circuit 115includes a voltage-dividing resistor circuit that divides the powersupply voltage VDD, and a comparator that compares the divided voltagewith the first detection voltage. The second detection circuit 116detects whether the battery voltage VBAT of a battery voltage node NVBATis lower than a second detection voltage, and outputs the result to theswitch control circuit 114 as a second detection signal DET2. The seconddetection circuit 116 includes a voltage-dividing resistor circuit thatdivides the battery voltage VBAT, and a comparator that compares thedivided voltage with the second detection voltage. The first detectionvoltage and the second detection voltage are generated by, for example,a voltage generation circuit (not shown).

One of a source and a drain of the P-type transistor 111 is coupled tothe power supply voltage node NVDD, and a back gate and the other of thesource and the drain of the P-type transistor 111 are coupled to a nodeNVOUT. One of a source and a drain of the P-type transistor 112 iscoupled to a node NA, and a back gate and the other of the source andthe drain of the P-type transistor 112 are coupled to the node NVOUT.One of a source and a drain of the P-type transistor 113 is coupled tothe node NA, and a back gate and the other of the source and the drainof the P-type transistor 113 are coupled to the battery voltage nodeNVBAT. A diode indicated by a dotted line in FIG. 9 is a parasitic diodegenerated between the back gate and one of the source and the drain.

The switch control circuit 114 controls the P-type transistors 111 to113 to be turned on or off based on the first detection signal DET1 andthe second detection signal DET2. Specifically, when it is detected thatthe power supply voltage VDD is higher than the first detection voltage,the switch control circuit 114 turns on the P-type transistor 111 andturns off the P-type transistors 112 and 113. As a result, the voltageVOUT=VDD is output to the node NVOUT. When it is detected that the powersupply voltage VDD is lower than the first detection voltage, and it isdetected that the battery voltage VBAT is higher than the seconddetection voltage, the switch control circuit 114 turns off the P-typetransistor 111 and turns on the P-type transistors 112 and 113. As aresult, the voltage VOUT=VBAT is output to the node NVOUT.

The regulator 151 generates the power supply voltage VOSC by regulatingthe voltage VOUT, and outputs the power supply voltage VOSC to theoscillation circuit 150. The regulator 152 generates the power supplyvoltage VDDA by regulating the voltage VOUT, and outputs the powersupply voltage VDDA to the temperature detection circuit 160. Theregulator 153 generates the power supply voltage VLOG by regulating thevoltage VOUT, and outputs the power supply voltage VLOG to theprocessing circuit 120. The regulators 151 to 153 are linear regulatorsincluding, for example, an operational amplifier and a resistor.

In the present embodiment described above, the circuit device 100includes the regulator 153 and the processing circuit 120. The regulator153 generates the second power supply voltage as the monitoring targetvoltage from the first power supply voltage. In FIGS. 8 and 9, the powersupply voltage VDD is the first power supply voltage, and the powersupply voltage VLOG is the second power supply voltage. The processingcircuit 120 operates based on the second power supply voltage, and isreset and released from reset by the power-on reset signal PORQ.

For example, when the power supply voltage VDD or the battery voltageVBAT is first supplied to the circuit device 100, or when the voltageVOUT is temporarily decreased due to a decrease in the power supplyvoltage VDD or the like, the processing circuit 120 is reset andreleased from reset. When power-on reset is not normally performed, analternative method such as soft reset through the interface circuit 170is required. By applying the power-on reset circuit 130 in FIG. 4 toFIG. 8, reset is not released at an unintended voltage, and therefore,reliable reset and release from reset are possible. When the powersupply voltage VDD is decreased, the power supply circuit 110 switchesthe power supply voltage VDD to the battery voltage VBAT, and it isnecessary to switch before the power supply voltage VDD is decreased toa voltage at which the power-on reset is performed. Assuming that thepower supply voltage VDD at which the power-on reset is performed is aminimum value, it is desirable that the minimum value is lower than anoperable voltage of the processor. That is, it is desirable to switch toa backup power supply at the power supply voltage at which the processorcannot operate. The power-on reset circuit 130 shown in FIGS. 1 and 4 isapplied to FIG. 8, and includes the reference voltage generation circuit132 and the comparator 133, so that it is possible to reduce, as much aspossible, the minimum value in which the reset is not performed when thepower supply voltage VDD is decreased.

The circuit device according to the present embodiment described aboveincludes: a comparator; a reference voltage generation circuit; and acoupling control circuit. The comparator is configured to output apower-on reset signal by comparing a monitoring target voltage generatedfrom a power supply voltage with a reference voltage. The referencevoltage generation circuit is configured to generate the referencevoltage and output the reference voltage to a reference voltage node.The coupling control circuit is coupled between a reference voltage nodeand a power supply voltage node to which the power supply voltage issupplied. The coupling control circuit couples the reference voltagenode and the power supply voltage node in a predetermined period afterthe power supply voltage is supplied.

According to the present embodiment, since the coupling control circuitcouples the reference voltage node and the power supply voltage node inthe predetermined period after the power supply voltage is supplied tothe circuit device, the monitoring target voltage does not exceed adetermination voltage of the comparator in the predetermined period. Thedetermination voltage is a sum of the reference voltage after convergingto a predetermined voltage and an offset voltage of the comparator. Whenthe coupling control circuit dis-couples the reference voltage node andthe power supply voltage node after the predetermined period is elapsed,the reference voltage converges to an intended predetermined voltage. Asa result, after the reference voltage converges to the intendedpredetermined voltage, the comparator can compare the monitoring targetvoltage with the reference voltage.

In the present embodiment, the coupling control circuit may include: aswitch provided between the power supply voltage node and the referencevoltage node; and a CR circuit configured to output, to the switch, acontrol signal for controlling the switch from ON to OFF when thepredetermined period is elapsed after the power supply voltage issupplied.

According to the present embodiment, since the switch is turned on inthe predetermined period after the power supply voltage is supplied, thereference voltage node is coupled to the power supply voltage node.Accordingly, the reference voltage input to the comparator becomes thepower supply voltage in the predetermined period after the power supplyvoltage is supplied. Since the switch changes from ON to OFF when thepredetermined period is elapsed, the comparator can compare thereference voltage with the monitoring target voltage.

In the present embodiment, the CR circuit may include a capacitor, andoutputs the control signal to the switch. The control signal maytransition from an active state to an inactive state when thepredetermined period is elapsed. The predetermined period may bedetermined by a capacitance value of the capacitor. The switch maychange from ON to OFF when the control signal changes from the activestate to the inactive state.

According to the present embodiment, the predetermined period is set bythe capacitance value of the capacitor. The CR circuit can output thecontrol signal that changes from the active state to the inactive statewhen the predetermined period is elapsed.

In the present embodiment, the circuit device may include a bias circuitconfigured to generate a bias voltage. The CR circuit may include afirst P-type transistor that is provided between the power supplyvoltage node and one end of the capacitor, and includes a gateconfigured to receive the bias voltage.

According to the present embodiment, the first P-type transistor servesas a constant current source, and charges the capacitor by inputting aconstant current to the one end of the capacitor. A length of thepredetermined period is determined by a current value of the constantcurrent and the capacitance value of the capacitor.

In the present embodiment, the CR circuit may include an N-typetransistor whose drain is coupled to the one end of the capacitor andwhose source and gate are coupled to a ground node.

The first P-type transistor has a parasitic diode whose forwarddirection is a direction from the one end of the capacitor to the powersupply voltage node, and the N-type transistor has a parasitic diodewhose forward direction is a direction from the one end of the capacitorto the ground node. As a result, when the power supply voltage issupplied, a voltage at the one end of the capacitor rises from anapproximately determined voltage, and the predetermined period can bemade substantially constant.

In the present embodiment, the CR circuit may include: a first inverterconfigured to receive the voltage of the one end of the capacitor; asecond inverter configured to receive the output signal of the firstinverter and output the control signal; and a second P-type transistorprovided between the power supply voltage node and one end of thecapacitor and including a gate configured to receive the output signalof the first inverter.

According to the present embodiment, the first inverter changes theoutput signal from a high level to a low level when the voltage at theone end of the capacitor exceeds a logic threshold voltage. As a result,a period from when the power supply voltage is supplied to when thevoltage at the one end of the capacitor exceeds the logic thresholdvoltage is the predetermined period. According to the presentembodiment, when the output signal of the first inverter changes fromthe high level to the low level, the second P-type transistor changesfrom OFF to ON, and couples the one end of the capacitor and the powersupply voltage node. Accordingly, the second P-type transistor functionsas a latch mechanism that maintains a reset release state after thereset is released.

In the present embodiment, the reference voltage generation circuit maybe configured to generate the reference voltage based on the powersupply voltage.

When the switch couples the reference voltage node and the power supplyvoltage node, the power supply voltage node and a source of thetransistor in the reference voltage generation circuit are coupled viathe switch and the transistor in the reference voltage generationcircuit. Although it is not desirable to couple different power supplyvoltages such as the power supply voltage and an internal power supplyvoltage, according to the present embodiment, the source of thetransistor in the reference voltage generation circuit is coupled to thepower supply voltage node.

In the present embodiment, the circuit device may include a bias circuitconfigured to generate a bias voltage. The reference voltage generationcircuit may include a depletion N-type transistor and an enhancementN-type transistor. The depletion N-type transistor is provided betweenthe power supply voltage node and the reference voltage node, andincludes a gate configured to receive the bias voltage. The enhancementN-type transistor may be provided between the reference voltage node andthe ground node, and may include a gate configured to receive the biasvoltage.

According to the present embodiment, since the offset voltage of thecomparator can be reduced and the reference voltage can be adjusted, aminimum value of the power supply voltage at which the comparatornormally operates can be lowered.

In the present embodiment, the circuit device may further include aregulator and a processing circuit. The regulator may be configured togenerate, when the power supply voltage is a first power supply voltage,a second power supply voltage as the monitoring target voltage from thefirst power supply voltage. The processing circuit may be configured tooperate based on the second power supply voltage, and may be configuredto be reset and released from reset by the power-on reset signal.

When the processing circuit is reset and released from reset using thepower-on reset circuit according to the present embodiment, reset is notreleased at an unintended voltage, so that the processing circuit can bereliably reset and released from reset.

In addition, the real-time clock device according to the presentembodiment includes: the circuit device described in any one of theabove; and a resonator. The circuit device includes: a regulator; aprocessing circuit; and an oscillation circuit. The regulator isconfigured to generate, when the power supply voltage is a first powersupply voltage, a second power supply voltage as the monitoring targetvoltage from the first power supply voltage. The processing circuit isconfigured to operate based on the second power supply voltage, and bereset and released from reset by the power-on reset signal. Theoscillation circuit is configured to generate a clock signal byoscillating the resonator. The processing circuit includes a timingcircuit configured to perform a timing process based on the clocksignal.

In this way, the circuit device according to the present embodiment canbe applied to the real-time clock device. When the processing circuit isreset and released from reset using the power-on reset circuit accordingto the present embodiment, the reset is not released at an unintendedvoltage, so that the processing circuit of the real-time clock devicecan be reliably reset and released from reset.

Although the present embodiment has been described in detail asdescribed above, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the artthat many modifications may be made without departing substantially fromnovel matters and effects of the present disclosure. Therefore, all suchmodifications are intended to be included within the scope of thepresent disclosure. For example, a term cited with a different termhaving a broader meaning or the same meaning at least once in thedisclosure or on the drawings can be replaced with the different term inany place in the disclosure or on the drawings. Further, allcombinations of the embodiment and the modifications are also includedin the scope of the present disclosure. The configurations, operations,and the like of the power-on reset circuit, the circuit device, and thereal-time clock device are not limited to those described in the presentembodiment, and various modifications can be made.

What is claimed is:
 1. A circuit device, comprising: a comparatorconfigured to output a power-on reset signal by comparing a monitoringtarget voltage generated from a power supply voltage with a referencevoltage; a reference voltage generation circuit configured to generatethe reference voltage and output the reference voltage to a referencevoltage node; and a coupling control circuit coupled between thereference voltage node and a power supply voltage node to which thepower supply voltage is supplied, wherein the coupling control circuitcouples the reference voltage node and the power supply voltage node ina predetermined period after the power supply voltage is supplied. 2.The circuit device according to claim 1, wherein the coupling controlcircuit includes: a switch provided between the power supply voltagenode and the reference voltage node; and a CR circuit configured tooutput, to the switch, a control signal for controlling the switch fromON to OFF when the predetermined period is elapsed after the powersupply voltage is supplied.
 3. The circuit device according to claim 2,wherein the CR circuit includes a capacitor, and outputs the controlsignal to the switch, the control signal transitions from an activestate to an inactive state when the predetermined period is elapsed, thepredetermined period is determined by a capacitance value of thecapacitor, and the switch changes from ON to OFF when the control signalchanges from the active state to the inactive state.
 4. The circuitdevice according to claim 3, further comprising: a bias circuitconfigured to generate a bias voltage, wherein the CR circuit includes afirst P-type transistor provided between the power supply voltage nodeand one end of the capacitor and including a gate configured to receivethe bias voltage.
 5. The circuit device according to claim 4, whereinthe CR circuit includes an N-type transistor whose drain is coupled tothe one end of the capacitor and whose source and gate are coupled to aground node.
 6. The circuit device according to claim 4, wherein the CRcircuit includes: a first inverter configured to receive a voltage ofthe one end of the capacitor; a second inverter configured to receive anoutput signal of the first inverter and output the control signal; and asecond P-type transistor provided between the power supply voltage nodeand one end of the capacitor and including a gate configured to receivethe output signal of the first inverter.
 7. The circuit device accordingto claim 1, wherein the reference voltage generation circuit isconfigured to generate the reference voltage based on the power supplyvoltage.
 8. The circuit device according to claim 1, further comprising:a bias circuit configured to generate a bias voltage, wherein thereference voltage generation circuit includes: a depletion N-typetransistor provided between the power supply voltage node and thereference voltage node and including a gate configured to receive thebias voltage; and an enhancement N-type transistor provided between thereference voltage node and a ground node and including a gate configuredto receive the bias voltage.
 9. The circuit device according to claim 1,further comprising: a regulator configured to generate, when the powersupply voltage is a first power supply voltage, a second power supplyvoltage as the monitoring target voltage from the first power supplyvoltage; and a processing circuit configured to operate based on thesecond power supply voltage and to be reset and released from reset bythe power-on reset signal.
 10. A real-time clock device, comprising: thecircuit device according to claim 1; and a resonator, wherein thecircuit device includes: a regulator configured to generate, when thepower supply voltage is a first power supply voltage, a second powersupply voltage as the monitoring target voltage from the first powersupply voltage; a processing circuit configured to operate based on thesecond power supply voltage and to be reset and released from reset bythe power-on reset signal; and an oscillation circuit configured togenerate a clock signal by oscillating the resonator, and the processingcircuit includes a timing circuit configured to perform a timing processbased on the clock signal.